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'ZKUNIUS W. BUTLER, OF SALEMBURG, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR 0F 0NE-HALF TO I i CHARLES S. ROYAL, 0F SALEMBTIRG, NORTH QARQLINA.

TALLY-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters I Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 1911.

Application filed February 27, 1914. Serial No. 821,460.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JUNIUs W. BUTLER, a and a resident of Salemburg, in the county of Sampson and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in of which the following is a companying drawings, this specification'.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in counting machines and comprises a tally machine capable of providing an accurate count of the total number of boards of a standard length and of a given width. and thickness, passing under the machine.

forming a part of The primary object of-the invention is the I provision ofa machine capable of tallying pieces of timber of a known width and thickness passing beneath the machine, re-

gardless of the number of feet in each board.

Another object is the provision of a machine capable of counting the total number of pieces of timber of a known width and thickness and counting the number of the different lengths upon a separate register, regardless of the number of feet contained in each board.

Another object is to provide a machine capable of tallying pieces of timber of a known width and thickness and counting the length in feet and inches and thenum ber of square feet contained in each length upon a separate set of. registers, regardless of the linear feet contained in each piece.

'Another object is to provide a machine that will register the total number of feet of lumber dressed With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combina tion and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally pointcdout in the appendednlaims, it being further understood that changes in the specific structure shown' and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Inthe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views Fig. 19 is a detailed Figure l is a side elevation of the machine, with parts broken awag Fig. 2-is a side elevation o with the casing removed;

Fig. 3 is a plan view;

Fig. 4; is an end elevation of the receiving end of the machine;

Fig. 5 isa horizontal sectional view on line 5, 5, of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on line 6, 6, of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a vertical cross 7, 7, of Fig. 3; I I

Fig. 8 is an end view with parts broken away of the machine with the slide table or plane mill in section;

Fig. 9 is a portion of the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 1, the-casing of which is partly broken away to illustrate a portion of y the mechanism for operating the total register;

the machine section on line Fig. 10 is a bottomplanyiew of the carriage with the slide thereon partly broken away;

Fig. 11 is Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a detail sectional view on line 12, 12, of Fig. 13, showing one of the upper registering wheels;

Fig. 13 is a vertical sectional view of a series of the upper registering wheels;

Fig. 14 is a detailed perspective of one of the ratchet .gears used in the upper register; Fig. 15 is a detailedsectional viewof one of the pawls;

a section on line 11, 11, oil

' 3 Fig. 1.6 is a detailed view ofone of the keys used in the lower section of registers;

Fig. 17 is a detail of the latch for locking the upper registers;

Fig. 18 is a detailed perspective of one of the rack bars which manipulate the upper register;

perspective view of one of the keys used in the lower registers; Fig. 20 is a detailed sectional view of the carriage operating gear and bars connected thereto; Y

FigIQl shows a side elevational view dis.- closing the board drbpping mechanism.

Fig. 22 is top view of Fig. 21.

Fig-23 shows a detail of one of the levers and stop arms. l

In my present invention I provide a mathe outlet of a planing machine or dressing chine that will give correct piece tally at machine, giving the length infect of the boards passing through the planing ma-.

A, designates a conventional illustration of the lumber slide of a milling machine, which is continued in the table A. The upper face a, of the table A, is a suitable distance below the upper face of the lumbcrslide, as.

indicated in Figs. 1 and 6, to provide a drop.

a frame slidably held between the standards In the drawings, the end of the lumber slide is shown as supported by means of the legs 1, 1.

As shown the cross bars 3 have seizured to them the sleeves 4, within which slide the adjusting screws 5, which at their upper ends carry the hand wheels 6, this construction being clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 8. At their lower ends these screws 5 engage the eyes? secured to the frame carrying the registering mechanism.

This frame uponone side comprises the upper side bar 9,'the intermediate bar 14, the side bar18 and the base bar 19, shown in Fig. 7, these bars being secured to two corner bars .11.' Upon the opposite side I emplciy an upper side bar 9, a side bar 22, located near the lower end and the base bar 12, this also being connected to two corner bars 11.

As shownin Fig. 4, the corner bars 11,

are secured by means of the transverse brace" bars 13, as shown in Figs. 4 and 7, while connecting the brace bars 13, is the ear bar 1.6, shown in Fig. 7. Vertically held between the bars 14 and 18, as shown in Fig.

6. is the stop post 15. As shown the frame 1s further strengthened at the lower end by means of the bridge bars 23, one being clearly shown in Fig. 7. Each bridge bar 23 has the securing ears 24, by means of which these bridge bars are held in'parallel spaced relation, as indicated in Fig. 6, and may be securely fixed to the base bars 12 and 19.

The frame described is vertically adjust able between the standards 2.

Each corner bar 11. has secured to it two .cleats 10, shown in Figs. 7 and 6, these being disposed in parallel spaced relation, and between which are slidably held the roller car riages, as used in my invention.

Two roller carriages are employed, one being termed the intake. and the other the exit carriage. The intake carriage-shown in Fig. 4, comprises the top part 24,'the two side bars the bottom bar 26 and the cross bar 2. The side bars 25 carry the shaft 27,

The registering mechanism is held within which are secured at their upper ends 1 by means of the. top bars 3.

the ends of which. project through slots p,

within the corner bars 11, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6. To the shaft 27, is secured the intake roller E, covered by means of rubber or, while the ends of'the shaft which project beyond the standards carry'the gears 28 and 29. The roller E, forms the main re- The exit end carriage comprises the top and bottom bars 30, 31, the side bars 32 and The-roller F, will later be referred to as an auxiliary reciprocating member.

The intake carriage has the stand 36, shown in Fig. 4, from which projects the drop arm shown in Fig. 5, while the exit carriage has an car 37 towhich is pivotally secured the rock lever 40, held to the hear? ing bracket 38 by means of the pin 39, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5. As the intake roller E, is raised and lowered it actuates the arm 35, while the raising and lowering of the exit roller rocks the lever 40.

'c'i'procating member, as used in this machine.

This rock lever 40 at its end has the bearing eye 42, within which is held the forward end of the rock: shaft 41, the otherend of the rock shaft being carried by the bracket 43, secured to the side bar 11, as shown in Fig. 2. withth'e' ball 4-1, held in place by a screw 45, this ball being held to the bracket 43 by means of the cup 46, secured by means of the screws 47. At its forward end, the rock shaft 41 hassecured to it the' chain gear 48, from the inner face of which extends the rack pinion 49. The gear 48 forms a rotary swinging member.

The pinion 49 is normally in engage ment with the timing rack 50, fixed to the bottom of the timing box 51, shown in top view in Fig. 5. The edges 52 of this box have pawl teeth which are held in staggered position. I The? timing 'box slides freely upon the bar 18, the movements of the box being limited by the stop post 15. Pivotally held to the post 15, by means of the pin 53, is the rock pawl 54, the ends of which are alternately in engagement with therack teeth 52. Extending from one end of the rock pawl 54, is the connecting rod 55, which at its upper end is secured to the eye e, secured to the striker bar 56, held by means of the pin 57 to a corner bar. 11, as shown in Fig. 2.

The end ofthe shaft 41 isprovided' to the right. and those marked 7 5" has the striker pin 62', arranged to contact with the end of the striker bar 56. As the roller F revolves, the bar 60 is reciprocated to actuate the striker bar 56 torock the pawl 54.

As shown in Fig. 5, the timing box is normally drawn toward the intake end of the machine by means of the spring 62 holding one end secured to a corner bar 11, as shown.

The timing box 51 has the extending cars 63, shown in Fig. 5, carrying a pin a, giving pivotal support to the trigger or trip lever 64. This trigger passes through the yoke 66 forming a part of the extension 67, of the lifting box 51. shown in Fig. 10.

.The yoke 66, is of a size sulficient so that the trip lever 64 may rock upward and downward. A spring 65 is secured to the under part of the trip lever 64, this spring being shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

The rack 50 is yieldingly connected to the bottom of the timing box, as-shown in Fig. 10, by means of two bolts 69, which pass through the slots 68,- within the ends of the rack 50. This rack 50 has a seat shown in Fig. 11, into which the lug 71 extends, this lug projecting from the bottom of the timing box, while a coil spring 72 is interposed between this lug 71 and one end of the seat 70, so that this rack 50 is yieldingly and slidably held to the timing box.

Secured to the flanges 34 and 34 of the bridge bars 23 are the ears 73 and 74, the first set giving support to the lower key levers 75, 75 and 75", the first two sets marked 75 and 75 having their stems bent having their stems bent to the left, as shown in Figs. 5, 3 and 19. As all of the levers are alike, the description of one will suflice for all. As shown in Fig. 19, each lever has a head 7 6, the heads of all of the levers being alined, so as to lie squarely below-the arm 35; an aperture 77 is provided to receive the supporting pins 73', while the rear end of each lever is bifurcated to provide the apertured terminal ears 78, arranged to receive a pin 79, a stop lip 81 being located between the ears 78, as shown in Fig. 15.

The pins 79 give pivotal support to the pawls 80. shown in Fig. 15 the ends m, of which are arranged to engage the ratchet teeth N, of the lower register wheels M, as shown. Every pawl 80 has a stop shoulder 82. arraged to contact with a lip 81, to limit the rearward movement of the pawls.

Pivotally supported upon the pins 83 held within the cars 74 are the stub leyers 82, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, and each lever 89 has a contact end 2', held within the path of a pin 1", which extends from the register wheel M, as shown in Fig. 7. Whenever the wheel M, makes one complete revolution, the pin '1 depresses the 's ub lever 82 to-advance the register wheel I, one

ers 85 having thesecuring bases t, as shown in Figs. 4 and 7. These hangers give pivotal support to the stationary shaft 86, carrying the spacing collars g, and the register disks M and I, the collars g, hbl ding the disks in proper spaced relation.

In order to prevent any retrograde move 1 ment of the registers M and I, I provide the back springs 87, which are secured to the under face of the bar 16, as shown in Fig. 7, the free ends of the springs sliding upon the graduated faces of the register disks to serve asdetents to prevent any casual movement of the disks.

' Mounted upon a stud 88 secured to one of the c vrner bars 11, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, is the gear 89 arranged at times to be engaged by the gear 28, while secured to this stationary rotating member 89, is the intermediate chain sprocket 90, to which-in turn is secured the other chain gear 91. A chain 92 passes over the sprockets 91 and the chain gear 48, while a chain 93 passes over the outer sprocket 91 and the gear 94, fixed to ,the bevel gear shaft 95, shown in Fig. The shaft 95 is held in front within the bearing 96 shown in Fig. 6 and at its other end in the hanger 97, shown in Fig. 4.

The shaft 95 carries the bevel pi11i01f93 meshing with the bevel gear 99, fixed to the shaft held within the hangers 97 and 97, the latter being shown in Figs. 2 and 7. As shown, the chain 92 forms a means for connecting the stationary rotating member 89 to the rotating swinging member 48. The chain 98 and shaft 100 form a means to operatively connect said stationary rotating member 89 to the rock pinions 54".

Located above the gear 29 shown in Fig. 4, is a stud 93 gear 101 having the wrist pin 102, to which is secured the pitman 103, which by means of revolubly supporting the a pin 104 is secured to the sliding bar 105 shown in Fig. 9.v The bar 105 is slidably secured by means of the straps 106 and carries the striker pin 107 arranged to contact with the projecting end of the main lever 10S .shown'in FigsB and 4..

This lever is pivotally secured to the gear 0, fixed to the bar 15 and at its end carries the curved pawl 109, clearly shown in Fig. 4. said {pawl engaging the ratchet teeth P, ofthe disk R, this disk R in connection with the registered disks S and shown in Fig. 9, giving grand total offset of lumber passing through the machine.

As shown in Fig. 3, the disks R and S, are" each provided with a projecting striker pin ay these pins bein arranged to successively engage the auxi iary levers99', and 98, shown in Fig. 2, held by the ears 97 and 96. The lever 99 has the pawl 95, while the lever 98 has the pawl. 94, these last two pawls being arranged to engage the ;closed; the grand total registers comprise .20 ihroughthe intermedium of the lengths of boards have been the disks R, S and T, which are ;actuated intake roller E.

Referring to Fig. 5, I'have shown'six sets ofdisks each set comprising va disk M and'I, the sets being enerally indicated by the reiference letters If, I, K,.L, M and N. These registers are arranged to give the total, number of boards of a given length that pass through the machine. The registers beginning with H respectively register the number of 16, 14c, 12. 10, 8 and 6 foot boards that pass through the dressing machine. If desired another set of registering mechanisms could be included, giving the length of 18 foot boards or 4; toot boards. The upper registering disks are secured to the shaft 110 held within the brackets 111.

In the present invention, the siX standard I provided for, of the lengths set forth.

In referring to Fig. -5, it will be noticed that the key levers 75 and 75" each have a trip end .79 from each of which laterally extends an arm 74. (shown in Fig. 16) having the curved cam under face a, each face'being held adjacent the edge of the trip extension, of the bar upon the exit endof the machine, as shown in Fig. 5. In Fig. 16, I have shown a detail of one of the trip extensions. These extensions by means of a pin 6, are connected to them respective levers. Each trip extension 7 9 has the cars 78 adjacent "to which is located a stop shoulder c, limiting the movement of the extensions which are hinged to, their 'respective levers.

As shown in Fig. 16, each extension has an apertured ear 76' having an opening 78 p by means of which the pawls are connected to the cars 76, the can on 77. formingsprings limiting the .sevement ofthe pawls 80. I

Extending upward from the first-lever 75, .is' the push bar 80, shown in Fig. 5.

while extending upward from the adjacent trip extensions 79, are theposts' 81, these push bars 81 and 80 actuating the uppermost registering mechanism, which give the .and -actuated byv means of the traveling trigger 64 and thetrigger is depressed by means of the arm 35., which is raised and lowered when theintake rollerE, is .actu

The upper shaft .110, which revolubly supports the registering disks R, S and T, also supports .a series of total registering mechanism, there being one total registering ing set of registers for each of the lower registering sets M and '1, these latter showing' the .total number of boards "of a given length that pass through the machine. The upper total registering mechanisms are marked .H, I, K, L, and M Q-and are shown in Fig. 3. In Fig. 13, I have shown-a detail of the last set of upper total registers used in connection with the .6 foot board registering mechanism.

Each :of the upper registering units include two outer graduated registering disks Y and W, :and an intermediate registering disk X, these forming what I term the individual total length registering mechanisms'.

The disks Y and X have the ratchet teeth V and Z. As shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the outer disk has the ratchet teeth.

while held adjacent, to teach ratchet faced disk W is :a' :pawl gear 69, one being shown in .detail in Fig. 14:. Each of these pawl gears .69 has a plurality of outstanding springs .68, which serve :as pawls to engage the -;rat.che.t teeth 70'. In Fig. 12., the pawls .are shown in engagement with the ratchet .Z,-:so .that theme is formed a'space between the adjacent .disks V and W.

The pawl ,gears' 69 of which there are;

six .used in the machine shown, are er pi-a gressively greater diameter, and inFig. i, I have shown the. first last .in dotted outline. Secured; to the intermediate bar 14:, as shown in Figs. Land 7, are the-sleeve arms .67, each of which carries a screw eye 66, to :the end of which is secured a wing-nut 65'. To :the eyes of these screws are connected the springs 64 which in .turn have theirendssccured to the forward endof a slotted duplex rack bar 63, a broken and view of one being shown in Fig. 17. There is one duplex rack bar 63 forcach pawl gear 69.

Each rack bar 63 has a lengthwise .extending slot f, Within which is held a screw 162 secured to .a push bar 80, so that as gear in full, and .the l15- I these posts are raised, they raise the rack bar 63 carrying one rack out of working engagement, and bringing the other into working engagement Fixed to the corner bars 11, 11 opposite the registering'disks or wheels, as shown in Figs. at and 7, are the slotted rack face brackets 60, upon which is held the stop bar 59. to engage the stop shown in Fig. 7. i

The bars 63 have an upper rack 56 and a lower rack 55", clearly shown in Fig. 7. As the screws 162 which are fixed to the upper ends of the posts 80 are alined, and as the racks 56 are all an equal distance away from'the gears 54', the lower racks 55, are a correspondingly greater distance away from their upper edges, owing to the fact that the gears (59 are of a progressively greater diameter. I have shown the last rack bar 63 in Fig. 7, and in Fig. 4, the first rack bar, which is also shown in broken detail in Fig. 18.

Secured to-the end bars 12, is the barrel frame 5,4 having the cross plates u, from which extends the ,arms, 53, 53, which in turn carry the open ended barrels 52 ar ranged to slidably hold the spring pressed plunger-s 15, this construction being shown in Fig. 17.-

As shown, the ears 5() have a pin 49 which pivotally supports the rock arms 48 there being one rock arm employed in conbar 59' in the manner nection with each duplex rack bar 63'. Each rock arm 48 ends in a cam nosing46 having the upper seat 0, clearly shown in Fig. 17.

Slidably held within each barrel 52, is a latching plunger having an extending nosing 77, arranged for co-action with the nosing .416. The bores within the barrels 52 are square in cross section, so as to hold the latching plungens' 45' rectangular in cross section. Each plunger 45 has a seat 13' to which is held a spring 44, a screw 51 passing through the barrels 52 and entering the seat 43 the springs 44 working against the screws 51 and the plungers 45 to hold said plungers in protractile position against the tension of the springs 43. As shown in Fig. 17, each plunger 45 has a downwardly extending trip finger 39, these fingers arranged to contact with the ends of the duplex rack bars 63 in one position oi said rack bars.

In order to hold the lower racks 55 to the gears 69, I employ the rollers 30 held upon the pins 31 carried by the cars 32 these cars 32 extending from the barrels 52 as shown in Fig. 17. The rear upper edges of the duplex rack bar 62 are normally in contact with these rollers 30.

The upper registering disks are secured to the shaft 110 held Within the brackets 111.

Each rack bar 63 has an end seat The whole machine is protected by means f 7 quired rotary movement is imparted to the pawl gears 59.

The operation of my machine'is as follows:

As the board enters the machine it raises the intake roller E, which results in the carriage carrying the roller being raised to raise the arm 35. At the same time, the gear 28 is brought into mesh with 'the gear 89, rotating the connected outer chain sprocket 91*, which is in chain connection with the chain gear 18, as shown'in Fig. 2. The timing box 51 is then carried forward against the tension of the spring 62, as the rock pinion 48 actuates the rack 50. As the timing box advances, it intermittently actuates the rock pawl 5-1, which serves as a dctentto prevent the retrograde movement ofthe timing box. In the meantime, the trigger 6 1 has been advanced traveling successively over the key heads'76 of the levers 7 5, and 75".

In thepresent machine, the distance between the rollers E and F, is taken as being two feet, and the first two feet of every board passing beneath the roller E advances the timing box 51 its full forward stroke against the tension of the spring 62. By this time, the forward end of the board has come into contact with the exit roller F, and raised the same resulting inthe rock lever 40 being tilted to throw the rack pin ion 49 out of engagement with the rack 50 to stop the advance of the timing box.

Now as the exit roller F is rotated, it re ciprocates the bar 50 to bring the striker pin 62 successively into engagement with the striker bar 56, the pin 62 striking the bar 56, once every revolution. As the striker bar 56 is actuated, it rocks the pawl 51 up and down, so that the pawl successively cn gages the opposite rack edges or pawl teeth 52, to permit the. step by step retrograde mov ment ofthe timing box 51, which is pulled back by means of the spring 62. As the timing-box travels back, it successively and step by step carries the trigger 6 1 over the heads 76 of the key levers 75, 7 5 and 75".

Now as the machine is so timed that 30 ,being accomplished through the main lever sitioned lever 7 5 to-carry the pawl 80 upward to rotate the registerin disk M, one notch to disclose that one 8: oot board has passed through the machine.

The registers are all visible through suitable openings in the shield D. The registering disks M- and I, are of such a size that each may receive one hundred numbers, the

first .disk registering the numbers from 0. 0

to 99, and after this diskhas made a complete revolution, the next disk is brought into action.

During the entire time that the intake roller E which is of a predetermined and known diameter rotates, it continuously actu'ates the rand total registering mechanism inclu' ing the disks R, S and T, this 108, which is actuated as long as the board is passing through the machine, thus registering everyfoot of board passing through the tally machine.

In the operation describedof the passing, of an 8 foot board through the tally .the machine.

machine as the trigger 64: descends to trip the key lever 75", the raising of the trip end 79' of the lever raises the contacting post 81, resulting in the connected duplex rack bar 63 being'broughtinto engagement with the adjacent-rack pinion 54 secured to the top shaft 100,. as shown in Fig. 17

At the same time that the rackbar 63 is raised, the arm48 is rocked so that the nosagainst the tension of the spring 41." so that the nosing 46 will lock below the nosing p, as shown-at 0',.in- Fig. 17. Inthis .position of therock arm; 48 the rack. bar 63 is in mesh with the pinion54; However the operation that tilted the rock arm 48' to upset? the same, put the machineout; ofoporation, so that the-insertion-of a subsequent board will be necessary to operate theregistering mechanism toiregistcr the-total number of feet of' the board last passingthrough On introducing any board irrespetive of length, the operationdescribed will. take place, while as soon. asthe gemtQ-is: rotated-it will aotuate theishafts j crate-the. mole bar-.63. As

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connected register disks 69 to count the total length the end of the rack 'bar at the instant that the total length is counted, contacts with thefinger 89 pushing the plunger l5 backward to permit the dropping of the rock arm i8 so that the post 80 is its key.

As the distance between the heads76 is permitted to drop down and to contact with 4 less than the thickness of the trigger 6%,-

whenever this trigger strikes two members, one "shoves the other out, this being done: through the means of the arms 74:, shown in Fig. 16. So also'whenever one of the key levers 75, 75 and the two inner levers marked 7 5 are actuated, all the remaining keys located toward the exit end of the machine are put out of working order, so that their pawls 81 will not register.

The heads 76 are of a predeterminedlength so that .a board slightly longer than regulation length will be counted as of a standard length, so that a board 9 feet 11 inches long will be registered as a '9 foot board. Should the board be nine feet twelve inches long the trigger 64 will have been carried over the next head 76 to register the ten foot board. As has been explained, boards of various thickness must be tallied by the machine, which makes it necessary to adjust the grand total register, so'that when a two inch thick board passes through, it will be registered as two boards of one inch thickness.

This change in the grand total registering mechanism is accomplished in providing the bar 13, shown in Fig. 9 with a bean ing 113 carrying acrank shaft 113, having the cranks 112, arranged to lie below the main lever 108. The shaft 113 has a handle be registered as a six-foot board, and a ing e6 shovesthe square plunger 45' back ing through the. machine, so, that both. rollers E and F will drop-simultaneously, as.

will be describedglie'reinaftera So also ,is a mechanism provided-by means of which one or more of the. keys may be carried out of working' position manually.

.VVhileI have. described. and shown. the keys. 7 5 with: the: trip ends 79 arranged beyondithe pivot pointras shownin Fig. 5, the-construction maybe such; thatthe pivot point is in front of the car 73, so that the forward ends of the levers only will be actuated. I

While the roller E is first to be released in order that the board tallied will drop away from both rollers E and F at the same instant, I provide a special mechanism shown in Figs. 21, 22 and 23. The table a, at suitable points is provided with the oppositely positioned slots 220 and 221. Held within these slots are the rollers 200 and 201 carried respectively upon the shafts 203 and 202. The shaft 203 is heldwithin the upper ends of two oppositely positioned rock arms 20 1, which at their lower ends, by means of suitable studs 205, are pivotally secured to two oppositely positioned bearing members, 206. Each arm 204, carries a pin 207, arranged to receive the bifurcated head 208, formed at the end of the connecti'ng rod 209, its other end being secured to the turn buckle 210, which also supports the connecting rod 211, having the bifurcated head 212. Each head 212, by means of a suitable pin 213, is adjustably secured to rock lever 214, to the end 215 of each of which is adjustabl secured a counterpoise or weight 217. These rock levers 214, are disposed in sets of two and are opposite the rock arms 20-1, and at their upper ends give support to the shaft 202, to which the roller 201, is fixed, as shown in Fig. 21. The lever's 214 are held upon the studs 21'6 supported at the ends of the brackets 218.

Extending from each bracket 218 is a curved stop arm 219, which limits the movement of the levers 214, in one direction. The weights 217 serve to yieldingly hold the members 214 to the stop arms 219.

In the passage of a board J, through the tally machine, the board slides over the roller 200, the instrumentalities being so arranged that the roller 202 will slightly con tact with the passing board. The opposite roller 201 is so adjusted that its uppermost edge will lie in a plane coincident with that of the table A. As the board passes under the tally machine, the board has a tendency to shove the roller 201 and its connected levers 21% toward the discharge end of the table and so assist in holding the levers 21 1 against their stops.

In referring to Fig. 21, it will be noticed that the shaft 203 is located a little to one side of the vertical plane passing through the stud 205, so that as the board J leaves the end of the table A, its weight together with that of the roller E, and its connected mechanisms, will force the roller 200 down.

As this roller drops, the roller 201 is drawn toward the roller 200 so that both rollers simultaneously drop-with the board. The rollers E and F are thus simultaneously checked in theirr'e oIutions.

As soon as the board passes beyond the table A, the weight 217 which yieldingly holds the levers to the stops again brings the rollers into their proper position.-

While I have shown a weight it. should be understood that a spring could be used to yieldingly hold the members 214 to the stops. By means of the turn buckles 210, and thepins 207 and 213, the connecting means can be accordingly adjusted so that both the intake and eXit rollers will simultaneously cease their operations.

A machine constructed according to my invention is simple and inexpensive in construction, positive of operation, and the adjustments may be effected with ease, accuracy and despatch.

Having thus described my said invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is 1.' In a machine of the character described, a main reciprocating member, a

stationary rotating member, a slidably held spring pressed timing rack,.means to coin nect said timing rack to said rotating memher, a rotating swinging member at times in engagement with said timing rack, and a rock lever carrying said rotatinn swinging member.

2. In a machine of the character described, a main reciprocating member,-a stationary rotating member, a slidably held spring pressed timing rack, means to connect said timing rack to said rotating member, a rotating swinging member at times in engagement with said timing rack, a rock lever carrying said rotating swinging member, and an auxiliary reciprocating member connected to said rock lever.

3. In amachine'of the character described, a main reciprocating member, a stationary rotating member, a slidably held spring pressed timing rack, means to connect said timing rack to said rotating swinging mem her at times in. engagement with said timing rack, a rock lever carrying said rotating swingin member, an auxiliary reciprocating mem er connected to said rock lever,

and a rock pawl inengagement with said timin rack. a

4. lib a machine of the character described, a main reciprocating member, a stationary rotating member, a slidablyheld spring pressed timing rack, means to'eonnect said timing rack to said rotating member, a rotating swinging member at times in engagement .With said timingv rack, a rock' lever carrying said rotating swinging member, an

auxiliary reciprocating member,; connected to said rock lever, arock pawl 1n engage ment with said timmg rack, a strlker bar insaid striker bar to said rock pawl.

termittently actuated by said auxiliary re- 5. In'a machine of the character described,

I ciprocating member, means to connect said striker bar to said rock pawl, a trigger secured to said timing rack, and a unit registerin mechanism actuated by said trigger.

6. n a machine of the character described,

a mainreciprocating member, a stationary rotating member, a slidably held spring pressed timing rack, means to connect said timing rack to. said rotating member, a rotating' swinging member at times in engagement with said timing rack, a rock lever carrying said rotating swinging member, an auxiliary reciprocating member, connected to said rock lever, a rock pa'wl in engage ment with said timing rack, a striker bar intermittently actuated by said auxiliary reciprocatin member, means to connect said' striker bar to said rock pawl, a trigger secured to said timing rack, a unit registering mechanism and a key lever to actuate said registering mechanism engaged at times by said trigger. I

7 In a machine of the character described,

a 'main reciprocating member, a stationary rotating member, a slidably held sprin j pressed timing rack, means to connect saic said stationary rotatln timing rack to said rotating member, a retating swinging member at times in engagement with said timing rack, a rock'lever carrying said rotating swinging member, an

auxiliary reciprocating member connected to said rock lever, a rock pawl in engage ment with said timing rack, a striker bar 1ntermittently "actuated by said auxiliary. re- Ciprocatingmember, means to connect said striker bar to said rock pawl, a trigger secured to said timing rack, a unit registering mechanism, a key lever actuating said registering mechanism, said trigger arranged to strike said key lever, and a drop arm actuated by sald main reclprocatmg member and contacting with said trigger.

8. In a machine of the character dcscribed,a main reciprocating member, a stationary rotating member, a slidably held spring pressed timing rack, a rotating swinging member arranged at times to engage said timing rack, an auxiliary reciprocating member actuating said swinging r0- tating member, and means to operatively swinging" member to connect said rotatin member;

. 9. In a machineo the character escribed, in. combination, a main recipro iti ng member, a stationary rotating memb a slldablyheld spring pressed timing rack,

rotating swinging member arranged at times to engage said timing rack, and an auxiliary reciprocating member actuating said swinging rotating member.

10. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a main reciprocating member, a stationary rotating member, a slidably held spring pressed timing rack, arotating swinging member arranged at times to engage said timing rack, an auxiliary reciprocating member actuating said swinging rotating member, means to operatively connect said rotating swinging memher to said stationary rotating member, and a rock pawl'engaging said timing rack.

11. In a machine of thecharacter' described, a 'main reciprocating member, a stationary rotating member, a slidably held spring pressed timing rack, a rotating swinging member arranged at times to engage said timing rack, an auxiliary reciprocating member actuating said swinging rotating member, means to operatively connect said rotating swinging member to said stationary rotating member, a rock pawl engaging said-timingrack, a striker bar intermittently actuated by said auxiliary reciprocating member, and means to connect said striker bar to said pawl.

12. In a machine-of the character described, a main reciprocating member, a stationary rotatin member, a slidably held spring pressed timing rack, a rotating swinging member arranged at times to en gage said timing rack, an auxiliary. reciprocating member actuating said swing ng rotating ,member, means to operatively con nect said rotating swinging member to said stationary rotating member, a rock pawl engaging said timing rack, a striker bar intermittently actuated by said auxiliary reciprocating member, means to connect said striker bar to said .pawl, a key lever, and a trigger secured'to said timing rack arranged to contact with said key lever.

13. A registering wheel, a pawl gear in connection with said registering wheel, a duplex rack bar in normal engagement with said pawl gear, a rack pinion, a push bar in engagement, with said pinion and at times engaged by said key lever, a rock arm pivotally connected .to said push bar, a spring actuated latching plunger arranged for coaction with said rock arm to hold said duplex rack bar to said rack pinion, and a j finger extending from said latching plunger actuated by said rack bar to release said rock arm.

14. In a machine of the character described, and in combination, a duplex rack bar,,a rack pinion, a push bar, a rock ppm pivotally connected to said push bar,'i..'a

actuated by said rack bar ,ment with said gear, a

spring actuated latching plunger arranged for coaction with said rock-arm to hold said duplex rack bar 'to said rack pinion, and a finger extending from said latching plungerto release said rock arm.

15. In combination,

a gear, a duplex rack bar one rack of which 16. In a machine ofthe character'described, a main reciprocating member, a stationary rotating member, means to bring said reciprocating member into operative engagement with said stationary member, a slidably held spring pressed timing rack, a rotating swinging member, a gear carried by said rotatingiswniging member, a rack secured to said timing rack engaged at times by said gear, a rock lever pivotally connected to said rotating swinging member, an auxiliary reciprocating member operatively connected to said swinging member, and means to connect said stationary rotating member to said swinging rotating member.

17. In a machine, of the character described, a reciprocating main roller, a gear secured to said roller, a. suitably held gear, said first mentioned gear arranged at times to, engage said suitable gear, a rotating swinging member, means to operatively connect said rotating swinging member to said suitable gear, a rock lever secured to said rotating swinging member, an auxiliary reciprocating roller, means connecting said auxiliary roller to said rock lever, a timing rack, a pawl normally engaging said timing rack, a rack secured to said timing rack, a gear carried by said rotating swinging meinber arranged at times to engage said last mentioned rack, .a striker arm, means operated by said auxiliary member for intermittently engaging said striker arm, and means connecting said striker arm to said pawl,

18. In a machine of the character described, and in combination, a timnig rack,

a pawl engaging said timin rack, a rack A .member, a sliding timing member,

secured to'said main reciprocatingroller, a suitable gear engaged at times by said first mentioned gear, a sprocket secured to said stationary gear, a rock lever, a chain gear secured to said rock lever, a'chain passing over said gear and pinion, an auxiliary reciprocating member connected to said rock lever, a slidably held timing rack, a rack secured to said timing rack, arack pinion Secured to said chain gear arranged at times to engage said last mentioned rack, a tri secured to said timing rack, a plurality of key levers each having an extending head, said trigger arranged to successively pass over said heads, a unit registering mechanism operated. by each of said key levers, and a top arm arranged to contact with said trigger actuated by'said reciprocating roller. 20. In combination, a' nain' reciprocating means reciprocating member vto movement to said timing actuated by said impart. a forward memb ber, means actuated by said auxiliary mem her to disconnect said from said timingzmember, and means to impart a step by step movement to said timing member. i

21. In combination, a main reciprocating meniber,. a sliding timing member, means actuated by said reciprocating member to impart a forward movement to said timing member, an auxiliary reciprocating member, means actuated by said auxiliary member to disconnect said advancing member from said timing member, and means to impart a step by step retrograde movement to said timing member. I

22. In a machine of scribed, a duplex rack bar, an arm actuated by said member, a "duplex spring pressed rack actuated by said member, a rock pawl successively engaging said two racks, a trigger carried by said duplex rack, engaged at times by said arm, a plurality of registering wheels, a key lever for each registering wheel, a pawl carried by each lever to actuate a registering wheel, said trigger suceessively passing over said levers, and means the character dcto actuate said pawl to reset said duplex rack bar.

23. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a vertically reciprocating member, of a stationary rotating member, said reciprocating member at times contacting with said station ing member, a timing member, a rotating swinging member, means t9 revolubly coner, an auxiliary reciprocating mom ary rotatadvancing member nect said swinging member to said statioiiary member, mechanism to detachably coniiec't said swinging member to said timing member said swinging member imparting a forward movement to said timing member,-

an auxiliaryreciprocating member, means 

